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1 Kaj la Eternulo diris al Moseo:Iru al Faraono, cxar Mi obstinigis lian koron kaj la korojn de liaj servantoj, por ke Mi faru cxi tiujn Miajn signojn inter ili;

2 kaj por ke vi rakontu al via filo kaj al via nepo, kion Mi plenumis sur la Egiptoj, kaj pri Miaj signoj, kiujn Mi faris inter ili; kaj por ke vi sciu, ke Mi estas la Eternulo.

3 Moseo kaj Aaron venis al Faraono, kaj diris al li:Tiel diris la Eternulo, Dio de la Hebreoj:GXis kiam vi rifuzos humiligxi antaux Mi? forliberigu Mian popolon, ke gxi faru al Mi servon.

4 CXar se vi rifuzos forliberigi Mian popolon, jen Mi venigos morgaux akridojn en vian regionon;

5 kaj ili kovros la suprajxon de la tero tiel, ke oni ne povos vidi la teron; kaj ili formangxos cxion, kio restis cxe vi savita kontraux la hajlo, kaj ili cxirkauxmangxos cxiujn arbojn, kiuj kreskas cxe vi sur la kampo;

6 kaj ili plenigos viajn domojn kaj la domojn de cxiuj viaj servantoj kaj la domojn de cxiuj Egiptoj tiel, kiel ne vidis viaj patroj kaj viaj prapatroj de post la tago, kiam ili aperis sur la tero gxis la nuna tago. Kaj li turnigxis kaj eliris for de Faraono.

7 Tiam la servantoj de Faraono diris al li:GXis kiam tiu homo estos por ni suferilo? forliberigu tiujn homojn, por ke ili faru servon al la Eternulo, ilia Dio; cxu vi ankoraux ne vidas, ke Egiptujo pereas?

8 Kaj oni revenigis denove Moseon kaj Aaronon al Faraono, kaj cxi tiu diris al ili:Iru, faru servon al la Eternulo, via Dio; sed kiuj estas la irontoj?

9 Tiam Moseo diris:Kun niaj junuloj kaj maljunuloj ni iros, kun niaj filoj kaj niaj filinoj, kun niaj sxafoj kaj niaj bovoj ni iros, cxar ni havas feston de la Eternulo.

10 Kaj li diris al ili:Tiel la Eternulo estu kun vi, se mi forliberigos vin kaj viajn infanojn! cxu vi ne havas ian malbonan intencon?

11 Ne; iru nur la viroj kaj faru servon al la Eternulo, cxar tion vi petas. Kaj oni elpelis ilin for de Faraono.

12 Tiam la Eternulo diris al Moseo:Etendu vian manon super la landon Egiptan pro la akridoj, ke ili venu sur la landon Egiptan, kaj formangxu cxiujn herbojn de la tero, cxion, kion restigis la hajlo.

13 Kaj Moseo etendis sian bastonon super la landon Egiptan, kaj la Eternulo direktis orientan venton sur la landon dum tiu tuta tago kaj dum la tuta nokto. Kiam farigxis mateno, la orienta vento alportis la akridojn.

14 Kaj la akridoj venis sur la tutan landon Egiptan kaj sidigxis en la tuta Egipta regiono en tre granda amaso; antaux ili neniam estis akridaro simila al ili, kaj poste neniam estos tia.

15 Kaj ili kovris la tutan suprajxon de la tero, kaj la tero farigxis malluma; kaj ili formangxis la tutan herbon de la kampo, kaj cxiujn arbajn fruktojn, kiujn restigis la hajlo; kaj restis nenia verdajxo sur la arboj aux inter la herboj de la kampo en la tuta lando Egipta.

16 Tiam Faraono rapide alvokis Moseon kaj Aaronon, kaj diris:Mi pekis antaux la Eternulo, via Dio, kaj antaux vi.

17 Sed nun pardonu mian pekon nur cxi tiun fojon, kaj pregxu al la Eternulo, via Dio, ke Li forigu de mi nur cxi tiun morton.

18 Kaj li eliris for de Faraono kaj pregxis al la Eternulo.

19 Kaj la Eternulo venigis de la kontrauxa flanko venton okcidentan tre fortan, kaj gxi levis la akridojn kaj jxetis ilin en la Rugxan Maron; ne restis ecx unu akrido en la tuta Egipta regiono.

20 Sed la Eternulo obstinigis la koron de Faraono, kaj li ne forliberigis la Izraelidojn.

21 Tiam la Eternulo diris al Moseo:Etendu vian manon al la cxielo, kaj farigxos mallumo en la lando Egipta, palpebla mallumo.

22 Kaj Moseo etendis sian manon al la cxielo, kaj farigxis densa mallumo en la tuta lando Egipta dum tri tagoj.

23 Oni ne vidis unu alian, kaj neniu levigxis de sia loko dum tri tagoj; sed cxiuj Izraelidoj havis lumon en siaj logxejoj.

24 Tiam Faraono alvokis Moseon, kaj diris:Iru, faru servon al la Eternulo; nur viaj sxafoj kaj viaj bovoj restu; ankaux viaj infanoj iru kun vi.

25 Sed Moseo diris:Vi devas ankaux doni en niajn manojn oferojn kaj bruloferojn, kiujn ni alportos al la Eternulo, nia Dio.

26 Ankaux niaj brutoj iros kun ni, ne restos ecx unu hufo; cxar el ili ni prenos, por fari servon al la Eternulo, nia Dio; kaj ni ne scias, per kio ni devas servi al la Eternulo, gxis ni venos tien.

27 Kaj la Eternulo obstinigis la koron de Faraono, kaj li ne volis forliberigi ilin.

28 Kaj Faraono diris al li:Iru for de mi! gardu vin, ke vi ne venu plu antaux mian vizagxon; cxar en la tago, en kiu vi venos antaux mian vizagxon, vi mortos.

29 Tiam Moseo diris:Tiel vi diris; mi ne venos do plu antaux vian vizagxon.

   

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4876. 'And your rod which is in your hand' means through the power of this, that is, of this truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'a rod' as power, dealt with below; and from the meaning of 'the hand' too as power, dealt with in 876, 3091, 3387, 3563. The phrase 'which is in your hand' is used because the power of that truth, namely lowest truth, is meant, like that present with the semblance of religion among the Jewish nation, meant here by 'Judah'. Regarding the attribution of power to truth, see 3091, 3563. Frequent mention is made in the Word of 'a rod', yet surprisingly few at the present day know that something in the spiritual world was represented by it, as for instance when Moses was commanded, every time a miracle was performed, to lift up his rod and so it was accomplished. The existence of such knowledge even among gentiles may be recognized from their myths in which rods are assigned to magicians. The reason 'a rod' means power is that it is a support, for it gives support to the hand and arm, and through these to the whole body. This being so, a rod takes on the meaning of the part to which it immediately gives support, namely that of the hand and the arm, both of which mean in the Word the power of truth. Also, the hand and arm correspond to that power in the Grand Man, as will be seen at the ends of chapters.

[2] That 'a rod' represented power is evident, as has been stated, from what is recorded about Moses,

He was commanded to take a rod and use it to perform miracles; so he took the rod of God in his hand. Exodus 4:17, 20.

When the waters in Egypt were struck with the rod, they turned to blood.

Exodus 7:15, 19.

When the rod was stretched out over the streams, frogs came forth. Exodus 8:5-15.

When the dust was struck by the use of the rod, it turned into lice. Exodus 8:16-20.

When the rod was stretched out towards heaven, hail fell. Exodus 9:23.

When the rod was stretched out over the earth, locusts came forth. Exodus 10:3-21.

Since 'the hand', which means power, comes first, while 'a rod' is merely its instrument, the following references to 'the hand' also occur:

The miracles happened when Moses' hand was stretched out. Exodus 10:12-13. When he stretched out his hand towards heaven, thick darkness came over the land of Egypt. Exodus 10:21-22. When he stretched out his hand over the Sea Suph, an east wind made the sea dry land; and when again he stretched out his hand, the waters returned. Exodus 14:21, 26-27.

[3] Reference is in addition made to the rod being used to strike the rock at Horeb, after which water flowed out, Exodus 17:5-6; Numbers 20:7-10. Also, when Joshua was about to fight against Amalek,

Moses said to Joshua, Choose men for us, and go out, fight with Amalek; tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill, with God's rod in my hand. And it happened, that when Moses lifted up his hand, Israel prevailed, and when he let down his hand Amalek prevailed. Exodus 17:9-11.

From these references it is quite plain that 'a rod', like the hand, represented power, and in the highest sense the Lord's Divine almighty power. It is also evident that at that time representatives constituted the external features of the Church, and that its internal features - which were spiritual and celestial realities such as exist in heaven - corresponded to those external ones, which owed their efficacy to that correspondence. From this it is also evident how crazy those people are who believe that power had been infused into and therefore dwelt in Moses' rod or hand.

[4] The meaning in the spiritual sense of 'a rod' as power is also evident from many places in the Prophets, as in Isaiah,

Behold, the Lord Jehovah Zebaoth is taking away from Jerusalem rod and stay, the whole rod of bread, and the whole rod of water. Isaiah 3:1.

'The rod of bread' stands for the support and power provided by the good of love, 'the rod of water' for the support and power provided by the truth of faith. For 'bread' means the good of love, see 276, 680, 2165, 2177, 3464, 3478, 3735, 3813, 4211, 4217, 4735; and 'water' the truth of faith' 28, 680, 739, 2702, 3058, 3424. 'The rod of bread' is used with a similar meaning in Ezekiel 4:16; 5:16; 14:13; Psalms 105:16.

[5] In addition to this, in Isaiah,

The Lord, Jehovih Zebaoth, said, Do not be afraid - O My people, inhabitant of Zion - of Asshur, who will smite you with a stick and will lift up the rod over you in the way of Egypt. Jehovah will lift up the scourge against him, as when Midian was smitten in the rock of Oreb, and his rod will be over the sea, which he will lift up in the way of Egypt. Isaiah 10:24, 26.

Here 'the rod' stands for power provided by reasoning and knowledge, like that which those people possess who, with ideas based on factual knowledge, reason against the truths of faith and pervert these or else treat them as worthless. This is what is meant by 'the stick with which Asshur will smite' and by 'the rod which he will lift up in the way of Egypt'. For 'Asshur' means reasoning, see 1186, and 'Egypt' knowledge, 1164, 1165, 1186, 1462.

[6] Similarly in Zechariah,

The pride of Asshur will be thrown down, and the rod of Egypt will depart. Zechariah 10:11.

In Isaiah,

You relied on the rod of a bruised reed, on Egypt, which, when anyone leans on it, goes into his hand and pierces it. Isaiah 36:6.

'Egypt' stands for factual knowledge, as above; and power in spiritual things which is received from that knowledge is meant by 'the rod of a bruised reed'. By 'the hand which it enters and pierces' is meant power received from the Word. In the same prophet,

Jehovah has broken the rod of the wicked, the stick of those who have dominion. Isaiah 14:5

'The rod' and 'the stick' plainly stand for power.

[7] In Jeremiah,

Grieve, all regions surrounding Moab; say, How is the rod of strength, the rod of beauty, broken! Jeremiah 48:17.

'The rod of strength' stands for power received from good, and 'the rod of beauty' for power received from truth.

[8] In Hosea,

My people enquire of their piece of wood, and their rod gives them a reply, for the spirit of whoredom has led them astray. Hosea 4:12.

'Inquiring of a piece of wood' stands for consulting evils, 'the rod gives reply' for the fact that falsity results from these, its power being derived from the evil to which they give support. 'The spirit of whoredom' stands for the life of falsity resulting from evil. In David,

Even when I walk in the valley of the shadow I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your stick and Your rod comfort me. Psalms 23:4.

'Your stick and your rod' stands for Divine truth and good, which have power. In the same author,

The rod of the wicked will not rest on the lot of the righteous. Psalms 125:3.

[9] In the same author,

You will break them in pieces with a stick of iron, you will dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. Psalms 2:9.

'A stick of iron' stands for the power of spiritual truth within the natural, for all natural truth that has spiritual truth present within it possesses power. 'Iron' means natural truth, 425, 426. Similarly in John,

He who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations to rule 1 them untie a stick of iron as when earthen pots are broken in pieces. Revelation 2:26-27. (Also Revelation 12:5; 19:15.)

[10] Because 'a rod' represented the power of truth, that is, the power of good expressed by means of truth, kings therefore had sceptres; and those sceptres were shaped like short rods. For kings represent the Lord as regards truth, while kingship itself means Divine Truth, 1672, 1728, 2015, 2069, 3670, 4581. The sceptre means the power which is theirs not by virtue of their high position but of truth which must reign. Nor must this be any other kind of truth than that which is grounded in good, and so is primarily Divine Truth, and among Christians is the Lord, the source of all Divine Truth.

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